CODERZ LEAGUE AWARDS
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Aside from the CoderZ League World Champions, CoderZ League grants awards to teams and individuals at the various stages of the competition.
how to submit applications
how to submit applications
The submission deadline is October 19th, 2023. To submit your application, please fill out the following form: Awards Submission 2023
The winners will be announced live on the world finals broadcast that will happen on January 2024 on the CoderZ Channel: Twitch.tv/GoCoderZ.
AwardS LIST
AwardS LIST
Creativity Award
About the Award: The Creativity Award is given for creative solutions of missions or challenges. A winner will be chosen from each division and the winning team will receive a certificate.
Application for the Award: Application for the award is via submission. A team that thinks they have submitted a unique solution to a mission or a challenge may submit their code, along with an explanation of why they deserve to win.
Choosing a Winner: A team of judges from CoderZ will review the submissions and select a winner based on the following criteria:
Creative thinking - How different the solution is from the “average” solution that is the natural go-to for teams
Results - The creative solution must win its team results at least as good as the obvious solution
Efficiency - The code must showcase an efficient solution, as being creative to prolong the journey does not achieve much
Excellence in Programming Award
About the Award: The Excellence in Programming Award is given to teams that showed exceptional professionalism when writing code. A winner will be chosen from each division and the winning team will receive a certificate.
Application for the Award: Application for the award is via submission. A team that thinks they have created a unique solution to a mission or a challenge may submit their code, along with an explanation of why they deserve to win.
Choosing a Winner: A team of judges from CoderZ will review the submissions and select a winner based on the following criteria:
Coherence and readability -
o Correct use of Smart Blocks: Finding repeated patterns and putting them into Smart Blocks / Functions (Python) as well as giving a set of instructions a meaningful name
o Usage of suitable naming conventions for both variables and Smart Blocks / Functions (Python)
o Well-structured and logical code
Agnostic solution -
o Flexible code that is usable for any situation while completing the task it was created to do
o Control - Use of two- or three-state (or more) based control, or even better: proportional control
MVP AWARD
About the Award: The MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award will be granted to the individuals with the highest contribution at the end of preliminaries, one in each division. These individuals will receive a personal certificate
Application for the Award: Application for the award is automated. Every CoderZ League participant is automatically eligible for the award.
Choosing a Winner: Automated: the highest scoring individual from every division is chosen.
MVTeam AWARD
About the Award: The MVTeam (Most Valuable Team) Award will be granted to the teams with the highest contribution at the end of preliminaries, one in each division. These teams will receive a certificate
Application for the Award: Application for the award is automated. Every team participating in the CoderZ League is automatically eligible for the award.
Choosing a Winner: Automated: the highest scoring team from every division is chosen.
INSPIRATION AWARD
About the Award: The Inspiration Award will be awarded to the Mentor / Teacher / Coach who had the most significant impact on their team throughout the competition. Only a single individual is chosen out of all divisions. The winner will receive a certificate as well as an exclusive interview which will be live-streamed on CoderZ social media during the World Finals.
Application for the Award: Application for the award is via submission. Mentors / Teachers / Coaches must be nominated by their teams, along with a short essay should stating why this individual deserves the award.
Choosing a Winner: A team of judges from CoderZ will review the submissions and select a winner based on the following criteria:
Dedication in teaching and coaching the students participating in the league
Inspiring students to become involved in the STEM world
BEST TEAM FLAG AWARD
About the Award: The title of Best Team Flag will be handed to the team that created the best flag. Only a single team is chosen out of all divisions. The flag design must be entirely original and created by one of the team’s students or Mentors / Teachers. The winning team will receive a certificate.
Application for the Award: Application for the award is via submission. A team that thinks they have a winning flag design may submit their flag.
Choosing a Winner: The winning design will be decided by popular vote on CoderZ social media.
BEST TEAM NAME AWARD
About the Award: The "Best Team Name" award category adds an element of creativity and camaraderie. Investing time and effort in selecting a team name can enhance team identity, boost morale, and potentially lead to broader recognition and engagement within and beyond the competition.
The title of the Best Team Name will be based on an interesting and creative explanation. The winning team will receive a certificate.
Application for the Award: Application for the award is via submission. A team that thinks they have a creative and interesting team name may submit their explanation for choosing their name.
Choosing a Winner: The winning name will be chosen by a vote of Coderz judges.
ImpACT AWARD
About the Award: The ImpACT Award is the biggest award in the CoderZ League and is part of the Beyond of the Screen Challenge, which was designed to promote, develop, and showcase students’ 21st century skills throughout the CoderZ League 2021 season. This challenge gives students and educators an opportunity to practice communication skills, collaboration, planning, decision making, presentation and more.
The ImpACT Challenge was designed for all teams participating in CoderZ League who want to present the impact the CoderZ League has had on the team members, the class, the teacher, the school, and the broader community.
Application for the Award:
Teams are invited to share a video via our Facebook group – “Teachers of CoderZ”
Teams may share more than one video
The video must include the teams’ name, location (school / org name / country) and CoderZ League Division
Videos with inappropriate content be disqualified
Video length: up to 90 seconds
The video may be presented in English or in the team’s spoken language with English subtitles
Mentors must have parents’ approval to publish the video in public
Teams that do not have access to YouTube are invited to contact us at: support@gocoderz.com
Submissions Evaluation: The winning name will be chosen by a vote of Coderz judges.
● Publish your team’s video through YouTube / Facebook
● Include the following hashtags:
o #coderzleague2023
o #CoderZimpact
o #CoderZLeagueNovice / #CoderZLeagueJunior / #CoderZLeaguePro
● Promote your video on social media
● The top 10 submissions per division will be reviewed by a panel of judges
Each video will be evaluated and scored based on the following criteria:
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